Composer Jack Gottlieb has been described as Leonard Bernstein's amanuensis, and the preeminent Bernstein scholar. This memoir, by a man who knew the maestro personally and worked closely with him for 30 years, presents fresh, sensitive, and revealing information about his everyday life in Part One, including reminiscences, anecdotes, humor, and shared stories. Part Two presents Gottlieb's commentaries and analyses of Bernstein's works, often appearing as concert program notes, jacket notes, and articles in journals and other publications; accompanied by updated remarks, they form a firsthand guide to Bernstein's compositions.